debacles

noun

variants also débâcles
Definition of debaclesnext
plural of debacle
1
as in disasters
a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction the financial debacle that was the stock market crash of 1929

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2
as in failures
something that has failed the movie, which some had predicted would be a blockbuster, turned out to be the summer's biggest debacle at the multiplexes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debacles
  1. disasters
  2. failures
  3. catastrophes
  4. losers
  5. tragedies
  6. disappointments
  7. calamities
Noun
  • In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
    — Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Another $29 billion will go to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for response, recovery and mitigation related to presidentially declared major disasters.
    — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of disasters
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  • Learning from but refusing to dwell on failures keeps your business competitive.
    — Tom Dunlop, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Recent security failures have resulted in massive breaches, compromising terabytes of data and hundreds of millions of records.
    — Taylor Brown, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of failures
Noun
  • This spaceplane would advance space exploration and satellite delivery until ultimately being retired following a series of high-profile and tragic catastrophes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Kenya grappled with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists linked to a changing climate.
    — Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of catastrophes
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  • The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.
    — Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.
    — Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of losers
Noun
  • Violence was entrenched as a byproduct of a government that ignored the tragedies faced by those like Shirley Vasquez and her neighbors.
    — Cary Goodman, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • In 1997, Peart was hit with the first of a double blast of tragedies.
    — William Roberson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of tragedies
Noun
  • Life is full of disappointments.
    — Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There has been an accumulation of losses, missteps and disappointments over recent years that has led to this feeling.
    — Kaitlyn McGrath, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of disappointments
Noun
  • Its namesake bell, changed out for a siren in the 1920s, was meant to avoid such calamities in the future.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Some of those calamities were self-inflicted.
    — Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
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